self-governance
noun
self-gov·er·nance
ˌself-ˈgə-vər-nən(t)s 
Examples of self-governance in a Sentence
despite pessimistic predictions, self-governance has worked out well for the former colony
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That includes confirming a qualified undersecretary of health, restoring staff self-governance, keeping protocols evidence-based, and protecting VA research independence from administrative interference.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The law, which gives D.C. residents a greater degree of self-governance but retains Congress’s constitutional authority over the city, only enabled Trump to federalize the D.C. police for up to 30 days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Tibetans, initially resistant to the transfer of the community’s political mandate from pontiff to public, slowly but steadily embraced this experiment in democratic self-governance.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The law, which gives D.C. residents a greater degree of self-governance but retains Congress’s constitutional authority over the city, only enabled Trump to federalize the D.C. police for up to 30 days.
—Connor Greene, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Tibetans, initially resistant to the transfer of the community’s political mandate from pontiff to public, slowly but steadily embraced this experiment in democratic self-governance.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Trump’s show of force is an imposition on a citizenry already aware that its democratic self-governance is tenuous.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-governance
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“Self-governance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-governance. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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